The group of Ryan Hunter-Reay fans has facial hair in the form of "28" in support of the driver's "Racing for Cancer" program he founded in 2010 after the loss of his mother, Lydia, from colon cancer. This weekend, the group donated more than $1,000 to the cause.

Enter Hinchcliffe, who told his Andretti Autosport teammate that for another $1,000 he'd sculpt his facial hair in such a way to draw attention. He did Saturday morning.

Thing was, Hunter-Reay asked for a moustache, not a goatee that included what Hinchcliffe confirmed was a soul patch under his lower lip.

"It needs to go more to the awkward side," Hunter-Reay said of Hinchcliffe's trimmings.

Hinchcliffe agreed and will consider a modification for Sunday's Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. But he acknowledged that he donated no money to the cause.